Freecycle

Freecycle is a grassroots movement of over 5,000 communities engaging in free peer-to-peer item exchanges. Anyone can join by signing up and joining whichever group location pages you desire. There are groups for Essex County, Hunterdon County, Morristown, Clifton, Wayne, Jersey City, Hoboken, Hackensack, and Franklin in Sussex County. One does not have to be a resident of a specific area and can join as many groups as they please. You can provide items or ask for items within the groups, and can arrange pick-up or drop-off. Available items range, but have included bed frames, sewing kits, shoes, dining tables, and bicycles.

As always, we encourage residents to consider donating usable items to friends, family, or charitable organizations before disposal. Online platforms like Craigslist, FreeCycle, or Facebook Marketplace are also great options to give items a second life.

Puccio has collected these two dozen gowns from second-hand stores or Freecycle, a nonprofit organization that recycles goods to new owners for free. If anyone in the local area is interested in wearing one of Puccio’s dresses, they don’t even need to have (or get) a library card, since the director personally owns these pieces. “It’s not like I’m slapping a barcode on it and checking it out,” Puccio noted to the outlet. “If somebody comes in and wants a wedding gown, they just have to tell me: yes, they want it, and what they want it for.” Puccio is also letting brides-to-be alter any of her vintage frocks to better suit their style and body type. 

https://www.brides.com/library-director-loans-free-wedding-dresses-8576678

The e-commerce site eBay was started with the simple idea that one person’s trash is another’s treasure. It’s also a great way to make money and avoid sending things you don’t want to the landfill. But when it comes to heavy items like furniture, eBay is not a great option, since heavy items are expensive and difficult to ship. Instead, look at local used-item sites like Craigslist, FreeCycle (where every transaction is totally free) and even growing companies like Kaiyo, which picks up your furniture and sells it for you.

https://www.dailycourier.com/arts_and_entertainment/do-just-one-thing/article_569d4e52-5dd3-11ed-a49e-3f382148feb7.html

You can give mattresses away via a local gifting group, like Buy Nothing or Freecycle.  

https://shrewsburyma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=7056

Freecycle:
This website is all about keeping things out of landfills. Here, you can find everything from clothes to appliances to building materials. Freecycle is perfect if you’re looking to upcycle or repurpose something.

https://q1057.com/save-money-by-scoring-freebies-in-the-capital-region/